China will join hands with all parties to cope with the novel pneumonia that started in Wuhan city and guard regional and global health, said Geng Shuang, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Monday at a press briefing.  

"Since the outbreak of the disease, China has been actively dealing with it in an earnest and professional manner, rolling out strict prevention and control plan, paying all efforts to treat the infected, managing the close contacts with the patients, and conducting in-depth investigation of the pathogen," he said. 

Meanwhile, China has been updating the latest situation of the epidemic to the World Health Organization (WHO), relevant countries and regional organizations in a timely and responsible manner, he said. 

"We have shared with the WHO information on the genome sequence of a new-type coronavirus detected in the viral pneumonia cases instantly," he noted.  

"After receiving notifications of related cases from other countries, China attaches great importance to them, and has maintaining close communication and strengthened cooperation with all parties through bilateral and multilateral channels," he added.  

"If other countries also find related suspected cases, we welcome the instant notification of China through official channels, so as to strictly prevent and control the disease," he said.